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(43) Date of publication: 12.10.2005 Bulletin 2005/41 (21) Application number: 04703012.7 (22) Date of filing: 16.01.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B24B 5/04, A61M 25/01, B24B 1/00, B21F 21/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US2004/001202 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/065062 (05.08.2004 Gazette 2004/32)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK (30) Priority: 17.01.2003 US 346698 (71) Applicant: Boston Scientific Limited St. Michael, Barbados, West Indies (BB)	(72) Inventors: MILLER, Art Albertville, MN 55301 (US) SJOSTROM, Charles, B. Tonka Bay, MN 55331 (US) (74) Representative: Vossius & Partner  Siebertstrasse 4 81675 München 81675 München (DE)